Korean slang profile

쿡방

kukbang

A broadcast or video showing cooking.

Expanded form: 쿡+방송cook + broadcast
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 4, 2024
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
쿡방에서 본 간단한 조리법을 따라 해 봤어.
I tried a simple recipe I saw on a 쿡방.

02Documented history

November 2024연합뉴스 included the explanation ‘a broadcast showing cooking’ while reporting the return of a cooking entertainment show.[1]
January 2026스포츠월드 explained it as combining 쿡, meaning cooking, with 방송, meaning broadcast, while discussing cooking entertainment.[2]

03Origin & word formation

A shortened blend of the English word 쿡 (cook) and 방송 (broadcast). This formation was checked in a 2026 스포츠월드 article. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

'냉장고를 부탁해' 5년 만에 부활…최강록·에드워드리 출연 (연합뉴스)Published Nov 4, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026